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Latest Links Heard on the Show

Apple Lithium-ion Batteries
     heard on Sat 13 Jun 26
They’re inside every iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, MacBook, and AirPods, helping you do all kinds of things in all kinds of places. Find out more about your battery to get the most out of it throughout its lifespan — and beyond.

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Ask Nick! Linux Stuff
     heard on Sat 13 Jun 26
As more and more of you ask questions about using Linux instead of Windows or a Mac, I think it'll be easier on everyone if I put some of the stuff here that I've found myself explaining multiple times.

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Ventoy - A New Bootable USB Solution
     heard on Sat 13 Jun 26
Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. With Ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files to the USB drive and boot them directly. You can copy many files at a time and Ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them (screenshot). You can also browse ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files in local disks and boot them. x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI and MIPS64EL UEFI are supported in the same way. Most types of OS supported (Windows/WinPE/Linux/ChromeOS/Unix/VMware/Xen...)

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Check Laptop Battery Health with Windows Powercfg Battery Report (Win 10/11)
     heard on Sat 13 Jun 26
Laptop batteries are consumable parts: they age, their usable capacity falls, and the moment they stop holding charge can arrive sooner than you expect. Windows exposes a powerful, no?install tool — the battery report generated by the powercfg utility — which writes a human?readable HTML file showing usage history, capacity trends, cycle counts, and realistic life estimates. That report is the most reliable place to start when diagnosing rapid drains, abrupt shutdowns, or mysterious “full but dies fast” behavior. Practical walk?throughs and community discussions have repeatedly highlighted the battery report as the go?to diagnostic for Windows laptops. This article explains, step by step, how to generate the battery report in both Windows 11 and Windows 10, how to interpret the key numbers you’ll see, what thresholds matter when deciding whether to replace the battery, and which follow?up checks and safe practices to apply before spending money on hardware.

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Rochester International Jazz Festival
     heard on Sat 13 Jun 26
The Rochester Regional Health Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by M&T Bank is one of the largest jazz festivals in the U.S. and the largest in New York State, transforming downtown Rochester, NY, each June into a walkable celebration of world-class live music. Over nine days, more than 1,750 artists perform in 300+ concerts across 19 venues – from iconic concert halls and intimate clubs to free outdoor stages. With legendary performers, rising stars, and global talent, the Rochester International Jazz Festival delivers an unmatched mix of jazz and creative music in a lively festival setting. Our unique European-style format allows audiences to experience 18 to 20 shows each night, creating one of the most immersive and musically diverse jazz festival experiences in North America.

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Conky
     heard on Sat 6 Jun 26
Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any kind of information on your desktop. It can also run on Wayland (with caveats), macOS, output to your console, a file, or even HTTP (oh my!).

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Protopage - Free Personalized Start Pages
     heard on Sat 6 Jun 26
Set up the widgets you want the way you want them

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LocalSend
     heard on Sat 6 Jun 26
Share files without the cloud. Fast, private, offline. Open source and cross-platform file sharing for everyone.

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Real-Time Lightning Map
     heard on Sat 6 Jun 26
Watch lightning strikes in real time

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How to Use the Comodo Uninstaller Tool
     heard on Sat 6 Jun 26
Note. This tool should only be used if you are having difficulties removing Comodo products using the traditional 'Add/Remove' programs method.

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